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Win an authentic Yukon gold nugget, worth around £450

Going for gold: Yukon’s Klondike gold is exported across the worldCredit:
Yukon Government

17 February 2017 • 9:30am

Enter the prize draw for the chance to win a gold nugget all the way from Yukon in western Canada.

When gold was found in Canada’s Yukon in 1896, the Klondike Gold Rush began.

One hundred thousand people from all walks of life headed to seek their fortunes in “the Klondike” – Dawson City. With the start of the largest gold rush in history, the Yukon was changed forever.

Today, gold is still mined in the Yukon, an area in the far north of western Canada that boasts vast, scenic wilderness and greater numbers of wildlife than people.

Occurring naturally, placer gold can be found as powder dust, as flakes, or most rarely, in nugget form. While typically worn into small flakes or powder dust by water, gold nuggets are prized for their size, weight, purity and aesthetic value.

They can be found in the tailings piles of early mining operations, especially those left by gold mining dredges.

Yukon’s Klondike gold is exported all over the world. Small flakes and dust are melted into bars, while nuggets – typically ranging in purity from 79 per cent to 89 per cent – are prized in their natural form.

For the chance to win a Yukon gold nugget, complete the form below by midnight on Thursday 11 May, 2017.

Prize value estimated at approximately $800 CAD. Actual gold nugget to be based on availability and market value at time of selection by Tourism Yukon. Estimated to be approximately six grams in weight.